Psychiatric Telehealth for Greater Hartford
From West Hartford to Manchester, and from Simsbury to Glastonbury, care comes to you by secure video, in the evening, without a drive across town. Skillful Psychiatry offers neuroscience-based psychiatric care across Connecticut, and people throughout the Greater Hartford area can be seen from home or from any private, quiet space in the state.
A. Michael Crook, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Evening video visits • No controlled substances, by design
Insurance and private pay accepted · Free 15-minute consultation
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Care that fits the way you live
Care That Fits a Capital-Region Schedule
Many people in and around Hartford work long or shifting hours in hospitals, schools, insurance and financial firms, state and town government, and on the road. Daytime appointments can mean leaving early, sitting in traffic on I-84 or I-91, and losing an afternoon. Appointments run 6:00 PM – midnight ET. Evenings include Fridays and Sundays. A visit can happen after a shift, after dinner, or after the house is quiet.
Telehealth also takes weather out of the equation. A snowy evening on the highway does not change a video visit; you log on from where you are, as long as you are physically in Connecticut at the time of each session.
For Every Stage of Life
Michael sees children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Parents and guardians are part of care for younger clients, and evening times leave the school day untouched. Older adults who would rather not drive at night can be seen from their own living room. Care can also center on what you are working through, such as worry, low mood, sleep or a hard transition, without a diagnostic label.
Towns Across Greater Hartford
Care reaches every town in the region by secure video, with no parking, traffic or waiting room.
See every town
Care is available by telehealth in Hartford and the surrounding towns, including West Hartford, East Hartford, Wethersfield, Newington, Rocky Hill, Glastonbury, Manchester, South Windsor, Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, Enfield, Suffield, Granby, East Granby, Simsbury, Avon, Canton, Farmington, Plainville, New Britain, Berlin, Southington, Bristol, Vernon and Tolland. Wherever you are in the area, the care is the same: no parking, no waiting room, and the same unhurried visit with Michael.
Evening video visits, anywhere in Connecticut.
Awareness Is the First Step in Healing
A full evaluation, then a plan you help design
Care begins with a full evaluation, 60 to 90 minutes, that looks at the whole picture of how your brain is working: sleep, stress, attention, mood, health history and the goals you bring. Together you and Michael build a plan that may include medication when it helps, supportive therapy, and the lifestyle foundations, such as sleep, movement and nutrition, that change brain biology over time.
A. Michael Crook, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner licensed in Connecticut. If you have been searching for a psychiatrist in the Hartford area, it may help to know that in Connecticut a psychiatric nurse practitioner independently evaluates, diagnoses, prescribes medication and provides therapy. Michael's work starts from brain biology: your struggles aren't character flaws, and every brain can heal, grow and change.
Therapy + Medication Management
One provider for evaluation, supportive therapy and medication.
Medication Management with Your Therapist
Keep the therapist you trust; Michael handles evaluation and medication and coordinates with them.
Brief Check-ins for Stable Patients
Periodic monitoring, refills and adjustments.
See every option on the Services page
Focus, Calm and Evening Care
Many people come to the practice for one of three reasons. Building Focus Without Stimulants explains non-stimulant ADHD care that builds attention and follow-through with medications that are not controlled substances, alongside practical strategies. Lasting Calm, Built on Brain Biology explains anxiety and panic care without benzodiazepines, built for steadiness you keep. Care That Fits Your Evening explains how every visit fits after the workday. No controlled substances are prescribed in this practice, by design.
Insurance, cost and common questions
Coverage accepted: UnitedHealthcare · Optum · Oxford; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Carelon Behavioral Health (formerly Beacon); Blue Cross Blue Shield plans from other states, including Horizon (NJ) and Independence (PA); Aetna; Cigna and Evernorth; Private pay.
For private pay, the initial evaluation is $425, with a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement and a Good Faith Estimate before care begins.